“He’s been with me forever” : four years after the suicide of the young Swedish DJ, a museum in homage to Avicii was inaugurated on Saturday February 26 in Stockholm. Considered one of the best DJs in the world until his tragic death at the age of 28, Tim Berling – his real name – left several worldwide hits, including wake me up with singer Aloe Blacc in 2013.
Called “Avicii Experience”, the museum is located in the basement of a modern building in central Stockholm. In particular, it houses a reproduction of his teenage bedroom with personal items, such as a self-portrait in colored pencil, and a computer station running with the game World of Warcraft. As well as a reproduction of his Los Angeles studio with his personal guitars.
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“He’s been with me forever. The least I could do was honor him and be the first person to come here,” Amanda Ekstedt, a 26-year-old fan, told AFP during her visit.
The museum also includes an “immersive” room so that visitors can get behind the decks and experience a concert. A room lined with mirrors and screens broadcasts a jerky montage of videos of concerts, crowds, planes to evoke the intensity of the artist’s life and the pressure to which he was subjected.
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Avicii’s death had raised awareness about the sore subject of depression in young people. “There is also a subtle message that is +all that glitters is not necessarily everything you want in life+ et so you have to be careful”, told AFP Amapola Fairtlough, a 46-year-old visitor who came with her teenage son and Avicii fan.
A psychologist is present for the first weeks following the opening to support fans who are overwhelmed by emotion. “The story of Tim Avicii has a very sad and dark part”, says Lisa Halling-Aadland, one of the museum’s managers, “So it was important that we had people here who could handle when needed.”
The Avicii Experience tribute museum opened today in Stockholm. Fans can step into a recreation of Tim’s childhood bedroom and Los Angeles home studio with his grand piano, guitars and other instruments on display. Visitors can also listen to unreleased demos and mix Tim’s music pic.twitter.com/cnf5vyck6u
— Tim Bergling (@Avicii) February 26, 2022